May 20th, the homophonic Chinese pronunciation is "I love you".
On this day, Jiuzhen Kingdom ignored the strong opposition of the Han Dynasty and sent 30,000 troops to launch a violent attack on Jiaozhi.
The king of Jiaozhi asked the Han for help. In the court, the emperor was very angry.
"I would like to ask you all, who gave them such courage?" The emperor was really angry. What did Jiuzhen rely on? How dare you do something under the nose of a big man? Do they really think that the emperor is a vegetarian?
"This Jiuzhen King Che Nanzi has always been very talented and ambitious. How could he be as courageous as a leopard who has eaten the courage of his ambition?" Zhao Rulong, the chief governor of Tiance Mansion, also said in confusion. "Zuo Dan, don't you have any news?"
Zuo Dan smiled bitterly and said: "We haven't gotten any news from Jiuzhen since a week ago. Most of my Ouchi spies were killed at the same time."
Zhao Rulong was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Is this happening? Do they have such a method?" Although the official reputation of Ouchi secret agent is not very good in Dahan, Zhao Rulong knows that without Ouchi secret agent, Dahan will lose a lot of valuable information. Source, although Tiance Mansion has its own intelligence source methods, it is still far behind the wealthy Overwatch Council. But that wasn't what surprised him the most, but what surprised him was that Jiuzhen could actually have someone take action to deal with the Ouchi spy? In his eyes, Jiuzhen's land of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers is simply a tiny place. He would never pay attention to such a place.
"I wonder how your Majesty plans to deal with Jiuzhen's invasion of Jiaozhi this time? King Zhu Zaichun of Jiaozhi has submitted his credentials to Honglu Temple and asked for the blessing of my great Han." Prime Minister Yan Qing said to the emperor.
"What do you think, dear friends?" Those who are qualified to participate in today's court meeting are all the leading figures of the Han Dynasty, and their opinions largely represent the opinions of the civil and military officials.
"The intention of our Ministry of War is to protest and impose sanctions on Jiuzhen." Min Rui, the minister of the Ministry of War, said.
"Sanctions? Do you mean to say that a big man was slapped in the face, but you have to tell Jiuzhen, don't hit him, or I'll beat you up? Then it's over?" As a military general, Zhao Rulong always looked down on Min Rui, who was promoted through the back door. , and because Min Rui was too close to the Prime Minister's faction, he naturally disliked it.
Min Rui said dissatisfied: "I said it, it's protest and sanctions, the two methods go hand in hand. Sanctions are to prepare for protests."
"Have you heard the joke about your Ministry of War?" Zhao Rulong started to joke.
"What's the joke?" Min Rui said he didn't know.
¡°When you go to work, you express dissatisfaction on Monday, take a stern stance on Tuesday, protest seriously on Wednesday, strongly reprimand on Thursday, and reserve the right to take further measures on Friday,¡± Zhao Rulong said.
Another general who was close to Zhao Rulong asked: "Then what do they do on Saturdays and Sundays?"
"We have Saturday and Sunday off." Zhao Rulong said with a smile.
The generals burst into laughter, and Zhao Rulong¡¯s joke made the Ministry of War extremely explicit. Min Rui's face turned red with anger.
"Zhao Rulong, you go too far!" He wanted to fight with Zhao Rulong, but his small body was no match for the burly Zhao Rulong.
"Want to take action?" Zhao Rulong squinted his eyes slightly, and he exuded an aura that frightened Min Rui. This Zhao Rulong has actually transformed himself into a realm, half a step from the Dragon Transformation realm to the Flying Dragon realm, and another half step to reach the master level. He frightened Min Rui with his eyes, making Min Rui unable to move at all. This clearly meant that Min Rui was being bullied because he was a civil servant. He couldn't do anything to him, and his family background couldn't suppress him, so Min Rui had no choice but to be slapped in the face.
"You can continue to protest." Zhao Rulong's words made the whole room burst into laughter.
Min Rui¡¯s face turned blue and purple, and Zhao Rulong was so angry that he couldn¡¯t speak.
"Stop making trouble, do you still have the intention to joke around in such a big situation?" Yan Qing said with a displeased look on his face. This Min Rui was his, how could he allow Zhao Rulong to bully his people here?
"What the Prime Minister said is, let's get down to business." The general, who had been closing his eyes to rest, opened his eyes and said. He was the military god of the Han Dynasty, and his words carried great weight, so the general who had been smiling playfully just now suddenly became serious. "My opinion is that if you don't hurt them in a war, they won't remember it long."
The general's words made all the generals nod their heads. This soldier is naturally warlike in his blood. At the beginning of the year, Chenzhou Mansion dispatched the army. Although most of the credit was taken by Qi Xiaoyu, the soldiers from Chenzhou Mansion After all, the Danzi guys went out for a walk, right? These soldiers, who have not even been able to catch the soup, naturally feel resentful and wish that there would be a world war tomorrow so that they could be used.
Who knew that the opportunity to fight would really come like this???. There is an old saying that someone gives you a pillow when you are sleepy. This Jiuzhen really suits their appetite. If you dare to tease a big man like this, do you really think that a big man has no temper?
"But now the Han Dynasty's treasury is empty. If we start a war with Jiuzhen, the war will not last more than a month, and our Han Dynasty will have no money to use. Most of this year's budget has been allocated to Qingzhou Heavy Industry, allowing them to research the War Dragon Mecha. New The grain has not been collected yet. If we start a war rashly, it will definitely have an impact on the development of our Han Dynasty." Zeng Qin, the Minister of Household Affairs, objected.
"What's going on? Can't our treasury of the Han Dynasty even afford a single army?" The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was originally inclined to the opinion of the general, but when he heard that the Ministry of Finance was crying about poverty, he was a little surprised. What is going on this year? , why is the good treasury suddenly empty?
"Holy Master, last year the Han Dynasty was forced to eat grain. First, the Nanzhao Rebellion was quelled, and then the Chenzhou Prefecture sent troops. These were extra-budgetary funds, accounting for the majority of the funds, and reduced this year's military expenses a lot. In addition, Military expenditures have continued to increase in recent years. Last year, Yingzhou and Hezhou were hit by droughts, locusts and floods one after another, and a lot of money was spent on food storage for disaster relief. Therefore, there is not much money left in the national treasury."
The emperor wanted to say something, but who knew that Zeng Qin said: "Also, our Han Dynasty's energy supply is not unlimited. Half of the fourteen energy mines in the country will be exhausted, and in just a few days Recently, Yongyang announced that the price of the ore he sold to Dahan would be increased by RMB 30. This will lead to a growing gap in our energy supply. If this crisis continues to expand, not only will our Dahan be unable to make ends meet, but even our economic development will be affected, so I would like to ask the general , do you think it¡¯s really a good idea to send troops under such circumstances?¡±
"If you civil servants eat and drink less, won't it save our military expenses?" But I heard a military general say in a low voice. Although the voice was small, the prime minister was furious after hearing it: "Who has the ability to stand up and speak! Do you mean that I have a bunch of losers and rice sacks under my command?"
But I heard the man say: "We don't know if your men are drunkards, but we know that the big man was slapped a lot. Why are we still here discussing whether the treasury is rich? It's true that we fought two wars last year. However, the Battle of Ping Nanzhao ended in three days, and the trip to Jiuzhen was just a stroll abroad. How can it be said that military expenses accounted for most of it? I would like to ask: Every year, there are additional expenditures in the Han Dynasty budget. Those should be included in the budget. Where did the money for extra expenditures go? Every year, military expenditures include an extra budget for the event of war. Those budgets are enough to fight three local wars and one large-scale war every year. Where did the money go?"
When Zeng Qin heard the man¡¯s question, he was speechless and said, ¡°Why do I need to explain so much to you?¡±
The man said: "Because you are the Ministry of Household Affairs, you are not only in charge of money and food, but also the lifeblood of all living beings in the Han Dynasty. If the lifeblood of the Han Dynasty is regarded as your own personal gain, then the so-called development of the Han Dynasty is nothing but empty words!"
"You doubt me?" Zeng Qin laughed angrily, "Every account in the household department is auditable. If you don't believe it, you can go find someone to check it."
"It's a joke, who doesn't know how to make false accounts? You are under the Prime Minister. If I go to check the accounts, it will be in vain. Why don't you give the details of military expenditures to the big guy? There are so many of us. If someone doesn't agree with you, then you have to decide what to do. I believe you civil servants know more clearly than we do about the crime of deceiving the emperor."
"Who is talking? We Mingren don't speak secretly. This friend is always accusing me of being lax in my duties. Since you think there is something wrong with the household department, I thought it would be better to ask you to be a witness. We are here Check the accounts of the Ministry of Finance in public! But let¡¯s agree first. If there is no problem with the accounts, this friend will be a gentleman and come out to tell the Minister of the Ministry of Finance.¡± Yan Qing was also annoyed, but in front of the emperor , he is not willing to conceal anything. Even if he blocked the man's mouth, he would inevitably leave a seed of distrust in the emperor's heart.
This man spoke using ventriloquism. His voice was mixed in the crowd, and no one could tell who was speaking.
But after listening to the prime minister¡¯s words, the man fell silent. Zeng Qin thought that the man was scared, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, the man suddenly said: "Okay, I would like to see how the bad debts in the household department are piled up!"
Zeng Qin's face suddenly turned yellow when he heard that the man agreed to the Prime Minister's request. Last year's budget money was misappropriated by him to other places at the instigation of the Prime Minister. Although he found a way to smooth it out, if it was When the accounts are checked in public, an expert will know at a glance that the income and expenditure items in the account are not correct, so his shortcomings will be immediately clear, and it will be useless no matter how much he denies it. Now that his intestines are green with regret, why should he object to these animals sending troops? As a result, he got involved. He really had nothing to do today. He originally wanted to show off in front of the prime minister, but??It was self-defeating and an army was defeated.
"Okay, stop making trouble, let's get down to business." The general sighed secretly. Although he didn't think about the twists and turns, he deliberately gave the prime minister a step to step down, because no matter what the outcome of today's affairs , will be considered by the Prime Minister as the military attache headed by him breaking the peaceful status quo that the court has been enjoying with each other for a long time. I am afraid that the court will not be peaceful in the future.
"No, I was also suddenly curious as to where my money went. Zeng Aiqing must know better than me." The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. If the person hadn't reminded him just now, he would have almost forgotten that he sent troops last year. It was within the budget, so how could we suddenly run out of money?
Zeng Qin gritted his teeth and said to the emperor: "I am always loyal to the Han Dynasty, but I didn't expect to be so jealous. My reputation is humiliated and I am willing to die!" After saying this, he hit his head on the stone pillar of the hall, hoping to splash blood on the spot and die. That¡¯s it.
But suddenly someone rushed out from the crowd, grabbed him, and said with a smile: "I haven't even checked the account clearly, and it's not time for you to die!"
The emperor looked closely and saw a fat man in Tsing Yi, who was dressed as a member of the Overwatch Council. He looked at Zuo Dan and found that Zuo Dan was also looking at the man in confusion.
"Wang Changle, why are you here?" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)